Ariel Graziani

Graziani has been a top goalscorer for practically every team for which he has played. He made his professional debut in 1993 with Newell's Old Boys of Argentina, where he was a teammate with Diego Maradona until he transferred later that year to Sport Boys of the Peruvian First Division. Graziani transferred to the Ecuadorian First Division to play for Aucas in 1995, and moved a year later to join Emelec. During his two years with the club, 1996 and 1997, he led the league in scoring (52 goals in 69 matches) while helping Emelec earn league titles. His standout play earned him a transfer to Morelia of the Mexican Primera División. Again, he was one of the top goalscorers for his club and the league.

Major League Soccer

In 1999, Ariel was acquired by Major League Soccer for a transfer fee of slightly less than $2 million, which at the time was the highest transfer fee ever paid by the league.

New England Revolution

On 26 July 1999, Graziani was allocated to New England Revolution. In New England, he would once again be playing with his former teammate Joe-Max Moore, with whom he had played at Emelec in 1997. The Revolution were able to add Graziani under their $1.7m salary budget due to the trade of midfielder Edwin Gorter to the Miami Fusion and the retirement of midfielder Richard Goulooze. Graziani's arrival in New England was well-received by the media and Revolution front office. The Sun Chronicle referred to Grazini as the "highest paid and,…

Graziani was naturalized as an Ecuadorian citizen and represented the Ecuador national team on 34 occasions between 1997 and 2000.

International

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Graziani goal.

Club

Club Sport Emelec Serie A de Ecuador: 1996 LDU Quito Serie A de Ecuador: 2005

Nation

Ecuador Canada Cup: 1999

Individual

MLS All-Star: 2000, 2001, 2002